SAT Reading Question Type Inventory - Official (paper) SAT Practice Test 10
Strategies and Practice Exercises for All Questions on the Reading Section of Official SAT Practice Test 10 in the Official SAT Study Guide
This Question Type Inventory (QTI) corresponds to the Reading section of Official SAT Practice Test 10 in the Official SAT Study Guide. (This practice test is also available via the College Board website.) Note - this practice test is for students prepping for the paper SAT. If you are seeking prep materials for the digital SAT (dSAT), click here.
The first step to increasing your SAT Reading score using this QTI is to complete that Reading section, timed. Then, check your answers to find out what questions you missed, and look up those questions on this QTI.
The next step is to study the tactics for your most frequently missed question types (QTs) and do the practice drills. Finally, do another Reading section from an official SAT practice test, and start the process again, using the corresponding Quiz Hacker QTI. This is a powerful method for efficiently increasing your score!
Step-by-Step: How to Use This SAT Reading Question Type Inventory (QTI)
Complete the Reading section of Official SAT Practice Test 10 in the Official SAT Study Guide. (Alternatively, download and print the test from the College Board website.)
Check your answers using the key in the Official SAT Study Guide, and use the below Question Type Inventory (QTI) to count up the number of misses for each Question Type (QT).
Starting with your most frequently missed QT, click the corresponding “Learn the Tactics” links for that QT. For example, if your most frequently missed QT was Citation Pair Questions (CitP), click any “Learn the CitP Tactics” link on the below QTI.
After studying the tactics, click on the “Do Drill Set” link/s for that QT, and do all the drills. For example, if your most frequently missed QT was Citation Pair Questions (CitP), then after studying the CitP tactics you would then click on any “Do CitP Drill Set” link on the below QTI. If there are two drill sets, do them both.
The Importance of Doing the Steps in Order
Attempting to short cut the above process will likely only hamper your progress. Starting with your mostly frequently missed QT, it’s important to first study the associated tactics. After you study the tactics, the next step is to do some Quiz Hacker drills, which will help you to become proficient in applying the tactics.
Available articles on QT tactics are linked directly to the right of the question types on the below QTI. Available drill sets are linked directly to the right of the tactics article.
Answer Explanations for Select Questions
You’ll notice that some of the questions on this QTI have links to answer explanations. Utilize these as one component of your prep regimen, but do not simply read the answer explanations and move on. The key to consistent score improvement is memorizing and mastering question type tactics!
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After you’ve studied the tactics and done some drills, it’s time to try another official practice test. Then, rinse and repeat!
QT Inventory for the Full Reading Section of Official ACT Practice Test 10, from the Official SAT Study Guide
Question 1 QT: Time Trap (TT) / Learn the TT Tactics / Do NC Drills includes TT drill) / Read Answer Explanation
Question 2 QT: Time Trap (TT) / Learn the TT Tactics / Do NC Drills (includes TT drill) / Read Answer Explanation
Question 3 QT: Citation Pair (CitP) / Learn the CitP Tactics / Read Answer Explanation
Question 4 QT: Citation Pair (CitP) / Learn the CitP Tactics / Read Answer Explanation
Question 5 QT: Citation (CQ) / Learn the CQ Tactics / Do CQ Drill Set 1 / Read Answer Explanation
Question 6 QT: Function (FQ) / Learn the FQ Tactics / Do FQ Drill /Read Answer Explanation
Question 7 QT: Citation (CQ) / Learn the CQ Tactics / Do CQ Drill Set 1 / Read Answer Explanation
Question 8 QT: Non-Citation (NC) / Learn the NC Tactics / Do NC Drills / Read Answer Explanation
Question 9 QT: Citation Pair (CitP) / Learn the CitP Tactics / Read Answer Explanation
Question 10 QT: Citation Pair (CitP) / Learn the CitP Tactics / Read Answer Explanation
Question 11 QT: General (GQ) / Learn the GQ Tactics
Question 12 QT: Citation Pair: Alternate Form (CitP) / Learn the CitP Tactics /
Question 13 QT: Words in Context / Learn the Words In Context Question Strategies / Do Words In Context Question Drills /
Question 14 QT: Citation (CQ) / Learn the CQ Tactics / Do CQ Drill Set 1
Question 15 QT: Citation Pair (CitP) / Learn the CitP Tactics /Question 16 QT: Citation Pair (CitP) / Learn the CitP Tactics /
Question 17 QT: Non-Citation (NC) / Learn the NC Tactics / Do NC Drills /
Question 18 QT: Words in Context (WiC) / Learn the WiC Tactics / Do WiC Drill Set 1
Question 19 QT: InfoGraph (IG)
Question 20 QT: InfoGraph (IG)
Question 21 QT: InfoGraph (IG)
Question 22 QT: Citation Pair (CitP) / Learn the CitP Tactics /
Question 23 QT: Citation Pair (CitP) / Learn the CitP Tactics /
Question 24 QT: Words in Context / Learn the Words In Context Question Strategies / Do Words In Context Question Drills /
Question 25 QT: Words in Context / Learn the Words In Context Question Strategies / Do Words In Context Question Drills /
Question 26 QT: Citation Pair (CitP) + Logical Operations / Learn the CitP Tactics /
Question 27 QT: Citation Pair (CitP) + Logical Operations / Learn the CitP Tactics /
Question 28 QT: Function (FQ) / Learn the FQ Tactics / Do FQ Drill /
Question 29 QT: Non-Citation (NC) + Inference (IQ) / Learn the NC Tactics / Learn the IQ Tactics / Do NC Drills / Do IQ Drills /
Question 30 QT: Main Point Paragraph (MPP) / Learn the MPP Tactics /
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Question 31 QT: Non-Citation (NC) / Learn the NC Tactics / Do NC Drills /
Question 32 QT: Non-Citation (NC) / Learn the NC Tactics / Do NC Drills /
Question 33 QT: Non-Citation (NC) / Learn the NC Tactics / Do NC Drills /
Question 34 QT: Function (FQ) / Learn the FQ Tactics / Do FQ Drill /
Question 35 QT: Words in Context / Learn the Words In Context Question Strategies / Do Words In Context Question Drills /
Question 36 QT: Citation Pair (CitP) + Inference (IQ / Learn the CitP Tactics / Learn the IQ Tactics / Do IQ Drills /
Question 37 QT: Citation Pair (CitP) + Inference (IQ / Learn the CitP Tactics / Learn the IQ Tactics / Do IQ Drills /
Question 38 QT: Words in Context (WiC) / Learn the WiC Tactics / Do WiC Drill Set 1
Question 39 QT: Non-Citation (NC) / Learn the NC Tactics / Do NC Drills /
Question 40 QT: Non-Citation (NC) / Learn the NC Tactics / Do NC Drills /
Question 41 QT: Citation Pair (CitP) + Inference (IQ / Learn the CitP Tactics / Learn the IQ Tactics / Do IQ Drills /
Question 42 QT: Citation Pair (CitP) + Inference (IQ / Learn the CitP Tactics / Learn the IQ Tactics / Do IQ Drills /
Question 43 QT: Non-Citation (NC) / Learn the NC Tactics / Do NC Drills /
Question 44 QT: Function (FQ) / Learn the FQ Tactics / Do FQ Drill /
Question 45 QT: Words in Context / Learn the Words In Context Question Strategies / Do Words In Context Question Drills /
Question 46 QT: Citation Pair: Alternate Form (CitP) / Learn the CitP Tactics /
Question 47 QT: Citation Pair (CitP) / Learn the CitP Tactics /
Question 48 QT: Citation Pair (CitP) / Learn the CitP Tactics /
Question 49 QT: Words in Context (WiC) / Learn the WiC Tactics / Do WiC Drill Set 1
Question 50 QT: InfoGraph (IG)
Question 51 QT: Infograph (IG)
Question 52 QT: InfoGraph & Passage (IGP)